diff --git a/include/sway/commands.h b/include/sway/commands.h
index ccc3cf584..9e8d013ec 100644
--- a/include/sway/commands.h
+++ b/include/sway/commands.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ int sp_index;
 /**
  * Parse and handles a command.
  */
-struct cmd_results *handle_command(char *command);
+struct cmd_results *handle_command(char *command, enum command_context context);
 /**
  * Parse and handles a command during config file loading.
  *
diff --git a/include/sway/security.h b/include/sway/security.h
index aa51fd815..1cc85beec 100644
--- a/include/sway/security.h
+++ b/include/sway/security.h
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 enum secure_feature get_feature_policy(pid_t pid);
 enum command_context get_command_policy(const char *cmd);
 
+const char *command_policy_str(enum command_context context);
+
 struct feature_policy *alloc_feature_policy(const char *program);
 struct command_policy *alloc_command_policy(const char *command);
 
diff --git a/sway/commands.c b/sway/commands.c
index 0bfe9d13f..5d5087b13 100644
--- a/sway/commands.c
+++ b/sway/commands.c
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ static struct cmd_handler *find_handler(char *line, enum cmd_status block) {
 	return res;
 }
 
-struct cmd_results *handle_command(char *_exec) {
+struct cmd_results *handle_command(char *_exec, enum command_context context) {
 	// Even though this function will process multiple commands we will only
 	// return the last error, if any (for now). (Since we have access to an
 	// error string we could e.g. concatonate all errors there.)
@@ -397,6 +397,16 @@ struct cmd_results *handle_command(char *_exec) {
 				free_argv(argc, argv);
 				goto cleanup;
 			}
+			if (!(get_command_policy(argv[0]) & context)) {
+				if (results) {
+					free_cmd_results(results);
+				}
+				results = cmd_results_new(CMD_INVALID, cmd,
+						"Permission denied for %s via %s", cmd,
+						command_policy_str(context));
+				free_argv(argc, argv);
+				goto cleanup;
+			}
 			struct cmd_results *res = handler->handle(argc-1, argv+1);
 			if (res->status != CMD_SUCCESS) {
 				free_argv(argc, argv);
diff --git a/sway/handlers.c b/sway/handlers.c
index a329329df..ee52ba38f 100644
--- a/sway/handlers.c
+++ b/sway/handlers.c
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ static bool handle_view_created(wlc_handle handle) {
 			struct criteria *crit = criteria->items[i];
 			sway_log(L_DEBUG, "for_window '%s' matches new view %p, cmd: '%s'",
 					crit->crit_raw, newview, crit->cmdlist);
-			struct cmd_results *res = handle_command(crit->cmdlist);
+			struct cmd_results *res = handle_command(crit->cmdlist, CONTEXT_CRITERIA);
 			if (res->status != CMD_SUCCESS) {
 				sway_log(L_ERROR, "Command '%s' failed: %s", res->input, res->error);
 			}
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ static void handle_binding_command(struct sway_binding *binding) {
 		reload = true;
 	}
 
-	struct cmd_results *res = handle_command(binding->command);
+	struct cmd_results *res = handle_command(binding->command, CONTEXT_BINDING);
 	if (res->status != CMD_SUCCESS) {
 		sway_log(L_ERROR, "Command '%s' failed: %s", res->input, res->error);
 	}
@@ -936,18 +936,18 @@ bool handle_pointer_scroll(wlc_handle view, uint32_t time, const struct wlc_modi
 		int y_amount = (int)_amount[1];
 
 		if (x_amount > 0 && strcmp(config->floating_scroll_up_cmd, "")) {
-			handle_command(config->floating_scroll_up_cmd);
+			handle_command(config->floating_scroll_up_cmd, CONTEXT_BINDING);
 			return EVENT_HANDLED;
 		} else if (x_amount < 0 && strcmp(config->floating_scroll_down_cmd, "")) {
-			handle_command(config->floating_scroll_down_cmd);
+			handle_command(config->floating_scroll_down_cmd, CONTEXT_BINDING);
 			return EVENT_HANDLED;
 		}
 
 		if (y_amount > 0 && strcmp(config->floating_scroll_right_cmd, "")) {
-			handle_command(config->floating_scroll_right_cmd);
+			handle_command(config->floating_scroll_right_cmd, CONTEXT_BINDING);
 			return EVENT_HANDLED;
 		} else if (y_amount < 0 && strcmp(config->floating_scroll_left_cmd, "")) {
-			handle_command(config->floating_scroll_left_cmd);
+			handle_command(config->floating_scroll_left_cmd, CONTEXT_BINDING);
 			return EVENT_HANDLED;
 		}
 	}
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ static void handle_wlc_ready(void) {
 	config->active = true;
 	while (config->cmd_queue->length) {
 		char *line = config->cmd_queue->items[0];
-		struct cmd_results *res = handle_command(line);
+		struct cmd_results *res = handle_command(line, CONTEXT_CONFIG);
 		if (res->status != CMD_SUCCESS) {
 			sway_log(L_ERROR, "Error on line '%s': %s", line, res->error);
 		}
diff --git a/sway/ipc-server.c b/sway/ipc-server.c
index ebb5ce583..e575081b2 100644
--- a/sway/ipc-server.c
+++ b/sway/ipc-server.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ void ipc_client_handle_command(struct ipc_client *client) {
 	switch (client->current_command) {
 	case IPC_COMMAND:
 	{
-		struct cmd_results *results = handle_command(buf);
+		struct cmd_results *results = handle_command(buf, CONTEXT_IPC);
 		const char *json = cmd_results_to_json(results);
 		char reply[256];
 		int length = snprintf(reply, sizeof(reply), "%s", json);
diff --git a/sway/security.c b/sway/security.c
index 670cae56e..2ccc30fda 100644
--- a/sway/security.c
+++ b/sway/security.c
@@ -64,3 +64,20 @@ enum command_context get_command_policy(const char *cmd) {
 
 	return default_policy;
 }
+
+const char *command_policy_str(enum command_context context) {
+	switch (context) {
+		case CONTEXT_ALL:
+			return "all";
+		case CONTEXT_CONFIG:
+			return "config";
+		case CONTEXT_BINDING:
+			return "binding";
+		case CONTEXT_IPC:
+			return "IPC";
+		case CONTEXT_CRITERIA:
+			return "criteria";
+		default:
+			return "unknown";
+	}
+}